The Department of State Security (DSS) has filed a criminal charge against a 63-year old lawyer, Moses Oddiri, who accused Mr. Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of stealing N4 billion belonging to Orogun oil-bearing community. The charge against the lawyer was sequel to a petition written to the DSS...
Past NBA National Officer, Mr. Okey Ohagba is set to lay his late father to rest on February 5, 2026, a programme released by the family indicates. The full text of the funeral programme is below. FUNERAL PROGRAM: CONDOLENCE MESSAGES/TRIBUTES: Condolence messages/tributes are welcome via iduuohagbafuneral@gmail.com ON/OR BEFORE 10TH JANUARY, 2026 REST ON, PHENOMENAL IDUU,...
United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) is facing a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations that it secretly opened and operated a corporate bank account in a company’s name, channeled more than ₦5 billion through the account, and secured a ₦2 billion loan —transactions that allegedly exposed the company’s managing director...
Long-distance combat drones launched from a United States military facility in Ghana have neutralised a major terrorist build-up in Sokoto State following an intelligence-driven security collaboration between the Nigerian government and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM). Multiple security sources confirmed that the operation deployed advanced long-range unmanned aerial systems alongside naval strike capabilities from the...
The Igbo community in Sokoto State has undertaken a Christmas visit to Sokoto Prison, where the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, is serving prison sentence. A statement by the leadership of the community, signed by Nze A. C. Madu and made available to journalists on Thursday, stated that “the...
* LIGHT UP CLINIC VIA SOLAR FACILITY * HAND-OVER SOLAR-POWERED BOREHOLE * GIFT XMAS COW, FOOD ITEMS TO INMATES * EXCITE INMATES WITH FOOTBALL MATCH The Nigerian Bar Association Section on Public Interest and Development Law, NBA-SPIDEL, has expressed its willingness to provide free legal assistance to 115 inmates of the Medium Security Custodial Centre,...
Sights and Sounds of the Lawyers In Business Cocktail and Award Night held in partnership with the NBA Legal Entrepreneurship Committee (NBA-LEC) A WELCOME ADDRES BY CHIEF. EMEKA SILAS AGBARA ESQ, DELIVERED AT THE 2025 CHRISTMAS COCKTAIL AND AWARD NIGHT OF THE Lawyers In Business Institute (LIBI) in Partnership with the Nigerian Bar Association Legal...
All is set for the interment of the Matriarch of the Ubani family, Mrs. Nsomma Gladys Ubani. Madam Ubani is the mother of constitutional lawyer and human rights activist, Dr. Monday Ubani. Sources confirmed that finishing touches are ongoing for the funeral ceremony which will hold on Saturday December 27, 2025, in her country home,...
Senior lawyer and chieftain of the Association of Legislative Drafting and Advocacy Practitioners (ALDRAP), Dr. Tonye Clinton Jaja has vowed that no court can gag him because all his writings are based on the truth. In an “open letter” to fiery human rights activist and former Nigerian Bar Association Vice President, Dr. Monday Ubani SAN,...
NBA Says Uyo Resolutions Were Taken to Prevent Electoral Crisis and Restore Stability in SPIDEL Dear Colleagues, The 1st Vice President, Mr. Sabastine Anyia, has issued a statement addressing the SPIDEL issues. Members of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) have recently been exposed to misleading narratives regarding the 2025 SPIDEL elections. While individuals are entitled...